RBI Grade B Cut Off - RBI Phase I & II Exam Cut Off Marks

The RBI Grade B cut off is released separately for the Phase I and Phase II examination conducted for the Officer Scale examination. The Reserve Bank of India is the conducting body for the Grade B Officer exam.

The RBI Grade B 2019 recruitment is ongoing and the conducting body is yet to release the Phase II cut off marks. The Interview for the Officer cadre were scheduled between January and March and RBI shall soon release the marksheet and the final list of candidates.

For more information regarding the other RBI exams, candidates can visit the linked article.

The RBI Grade B result for the Phase II examination was released on December 27, 2019. Candidates can check the result and other related details at the linked article.

The RBI Grade B exam conducted in three stages:

Phase I Examination

Phase II Examination

Interview

To get the detailed RBI exam pattern for both Grade B Officer and Assistant post, candidates can visit the linked article.

RBI Grade B Cut Off 2019

The RBI Grade B final and the phase II cut off for the 2019 recruitment is yet to be released. But RBI released the section-wise RBI Grade B cut off for the different categories for the Phase I examination.

The table given below shows the RBI Grade B cut off for the Phase I examination 2019:

RBI Grade B Cut Off 2019 – Phase I

Section

Category

GENERAL/UR

EWS

OBC

SC

ST

PwBD (OH/HI/VH/MD)

GENERAL AWARENESS

(Maximum Marks = 80)

20.00

20.00

16.00

14.25

14.25

14.25

REASONING

(Maximum Marks = 60)

15.00

15.00

12.00

10.75

10.75

10.75

ENGLISH LANGUAGE

(Maximum Marks = 30)

7.50

7.50

6.00

5.25

5.25

5.25

QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE

(Maximum Marks = 30)

7.50

7.50

6.00

5.25

5.25

5.25

TOTAL SCORE/ Aggregate

(Maximum Marks = 200)

122.00

122.00

115.50

108.00

108.00

108.00

To be well prepared for the upcoming Grade B Officer exam must carefully go through the RBI Grade B Syllabus and prepare themselves accordingly.

Apart from the Grade B exam, there are various other exams conducted in the banking sector, candidates can check the detailed section-wise bank exam syllabus at the linked article.

RBI Grade B Cut Off 2018

Before the 2019 recruitment, the RBI Grade B exam was late conducted in the year 2018. We shall further discuss the RBI Grade B cut off for the 2018 recruitment below.

The table given below shows the RBI Grade B Officer exam cut off marks for the 2018 Phase I examination:

RBI Grade B Cut Off 2018 – Phase I

Section

Category

GENERAL/UR

OBC

SC

ST

PwBD (OH/HI/VH/MD)

GENERAL AWARENESS

(Maximum Marks = 80)

20.00

16.00

14.25

14.25

14.25

REASONING

(Maximum Marks = 60)

15.00

12.00

10.75

10.75

10.75

ENGLISH LANGUAGE

(Maximum Marks = 30)

7.50

6.00

5.25

5.25

5.25

QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE

(Maximum Marks = 30)

7.50

6.00

5.25

5.25

5.25

TOTAL SCORE/ Aggregate

(Maximum Marks = 200)

105.75

95.75

91.75

91.75

91.75

The table given below shows the RBI Grade B Overall (Phase II+Interview) and the Phase II cut off marks for the 2018 recruitment:

Candidates can check the number of vacancies released every year for the various RBI exams at the RBI Vacancy page.

RBI Grade B Previous Year Cut Off Marks

The RBI Grade B exam is an annually conducted exam. Candidates can check the below mentioned previous year RBI Grade B cut off marks for their reference and start the preparation for the 2020 recruitment accordingly.

Table given below shows the RBI Grade B cut off for the Phase I examination for the 2016 and 2015 recruitment:

Previous Year RBI Grade B Cut Off – Phase I

Section

Category

UR

OBC

SC

ST

2015

2016

2015

2016

2015

2016

2015

2016

General Awareness

(Maximum Marks = 80)

20.00

20.00

16.00

16.00

14.25

14.25

14.25

14.25

Reasoning

(Maximum Marks = 60)

15.00

15.00

12.00

12.00

10.75

10.75

10.75

10.75

English Language

(Maximum Marks = 30)

7.50

7.50

6.00

6.00

5.25

5.25

5.25

5.25

Quantitative Aptitude

(Maximum Marks = 30)

7.50

7.50

6.00

6.00

5.25

5.25

5.25

5.25

Total Score/ Aggregate

(Maximum Marks = 200)

88.5

98.5

78.5

88.5

74.5

84.5

74.5

84.5

Given below is the Phase II and the final cut off for the RBI Grade B Officer exam 2015 & 2016:

Frequently Asked Questions for RBI Grade B Cut Off

Q 1. Is there sectional cut off in the RBI Grade B exam?

Ans. Yes, RBI releases the RBI Grade B cut off for both Phase I and phase II examination. Only the candidates who qualify both the sectional and overall cut off shall be able to qualify the examination.

Q 2. Is the RBI Grade B exam tough?

Ans. Since RBI is the central Bank for the country, the number of aspirants who wish to join RBI at the Officer post are very high. This makes the exam tough as the competition is very high and also the difficulty level of the exam is higher in comparison to other bank exams.

Q 3. What factors help determine the RBI Grade B cut off?

Ans. The factors which help determine the RBI Grade B cut off are as follows:

Number of vacancies

Previous year cut off

Number of Applicants

Difficulty standard of the exam

Q 4. Is work experience necessary for the RBI Grade B exam?

Ans. No, there is no requirement of work experience to apply for the RBI Grade B exam.